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Huddleston, Prue; Unwin, Lorna – 1997
This book, which is intended for individuals teaching in the United Kingdom's further education (FE) sector, provides practical advice regarding teaching and learning within the context of the changing FE environment and addresses the diverse nature of the curriculum and the student body for which FE is designed. The following are among the topics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Edwards, Richard – 1997
This book examines different notions of a learning society and the changes in adult education theory and practice that will be required to create a learning society. Recent developments in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, in other countries are cited as evidence that creating a learning society will require new forms of thinking about…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Karnes, Frances A., Ed.; Bean, Suzanne M., Ed. – 2001
This book is designed to provide strategies and resources for differentiating the instruction of gifted learners. It addresses characteristics and needs of gifted learners, instructional planning and evaluation, strategies for best practices, and supporting and enhancing gifted programs. Specific chapters include: (1) "Gifted and Talented…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Child Advocacy, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking
Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Grant, Patrick A., Ed.; Dooley, Elizabeth A., Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers addresses the importance of maximizing the fullest potential of all students and leaving no child behind. The 14 papers are: (1) "The Comprehensive Support Model for All Learners: Conceptualization and Meaning" (Festus E. Obiakor, Pauline Harris-Obiakor, and Ramel L. Smith); (2) "The Power of the `Self' in Education"…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Environment, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Longworth, Norman – 2003
This book presents key concepts in lifelong learning and case studies illustrating the impact of lifelong learning on schools throughout the world. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 22 chapters: (1) the principle that learning is for the people; (2) educational decision making; (3) learning ownership and motivation; (4)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems
Ehrlich, Thomas, Ed. – 2000
The essays in this volume center around John Dewey's mandate that American democracy requires civic engagement to realize the potential of its citizens and its communities, and that education is the key to that engagement. Following an introductory chapter, "Higher Education and the Development of Civic Responsibility" (Anne Colby and Thomas…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Church Related Colleges, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Download full textCanieso-Doronila, Maria Luisa – 1996
Thirteen marginal Philippine communities were examined in an ethnographic study of the meaning of functional literacy and whether literacy invariably promotes development. The 13 sites were purposely selected to provide a broad sampling from three standpoints: (1) major livelihood and form of economic activity (farming, fishing, urban poor,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Education
Johnson, Glenn Ross – 1995
This book is intended to help college faculty members, teaching assistants, and prospective instructors to develop their teaching skills and choose instructional strategies that match their personalities and result in improved student learning. The nine chapters cover the following topics: (1) determining teaching objectives (stresses specificity…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Creaser, Barbara; Dau, Elizabeth – 1995
This book on an anti-bias approach to early childhood education addresses aspects of diversity such as gender, race, and language within Australian society and provides strategies for working with families and staff to challenge existing attitudes and practices. Key features of the book include case studies showing anti-bias principles in action,…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Bilingual Students, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences
Frost, Peter J., Ed.; Taylor, M. Susan, Ed. – 1996
This book presents 52 essays by individuals in higher education on their own personal career paths and experiences. Part 1 contains essays focusing on suggestions for optimizing career success including one woman's journey to becoming a scholar, personal and cultural factors and cross-cultural influences, the transition to academic life from…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance
McIntyre, D. John, Ed.; Byrd, David M., Ed. – 1996
This yearbook provides educators with current research and practical guidelines for improving the education of teacher candidates and beginning teachers. The book has four sections, each on a particular topic and containing an overview and a response (reflections and implications). The first section focuses on contexts for effective field…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers
Chetty, Vanitha R. – 1997
Massive social upheaval, families' failure to provide a supportive milieu, and the schools' failure to instill an appreciation of education has contributed to large numbers of black street children in South Africa. This exploratory study analyzed the problem of street children in the Durban municipal area in South Africa, providing a social…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Child Welfare, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Rhodes, Lynn K.; Dudley-Marling, Curt – 1988
Intended for teachers of learning disabled or remedial learners at all levels, this book presents a holistic perspective on reading and writing instruction, focusing on meaningful, purposeful literacy applications. The book begins with a general discussion of learning disabled and remedial students and then introduces readers to a holistic theory…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Conferences, Diagnostic Teaching, Editing
Slezak, James – 1984
This resource book, for practicing school administrators and professors of school administration, provides 151 adaptable, flexible processes which have been used effectively in school districts to improve academic achievement and learning climate. The book is organized into three parts. Part 1, "Excellence in Leadership," consists of chapters on…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Advisory Committees, Board Administrator Relationship
Shaffer, Barry E. – 1978
To enlighten the reader on the status of environmental education internationally, this paper discusses current environmental concerns, trends, and problems; reviews environmental-related communications between countries since 1965; and describes environmental education programs in selected countries. Environmental education is interpreted to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Pollution, Comparative Education, Conservation (Environment)
